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Ball Corporation BALL Shares (Basic)

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$3.6B+16.3%
Gross profit$646.0M+7.0%
Operating income$196.0M-26.6%
Net income$205.0M+14.5%
EPS (diluted)$0.77+22.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$730.0M+62.6%
Total debt$7.9B+16.0%
Total equity$5.6B+1.8%
Total assets$19.8B+9.6%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$777.0M-16.8%
CapEx$161.0M+98.8%
Free cash flow-$938.0M-25.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$15.37B+7.0%
Enterprise value$22.53B+8.7%
P/E16.3×-12.0×
P/S1.1×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin19.2%-1.2pp
Operating margin9.6%+2.1pp
Net margin6.9%+2.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity17%+9.0pp
Debt / equity1.4×+0.2×
Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ball Corporation in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic.

The official record: Ball Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 5, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ball Corporation's shares (basic)?
Ball Corporation (BALL) reported shares (basic) of 265.8M in Q1 2026.
How has Ball Corporation's shares (basic) changed year-over-year?
Ball Corporation's shares (basic) decreased by 6.2% year-over-year, from 283.3M to 265.8M.
What is the long-term trend for Ball Corporation's shares (basic)?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ball Corporation's shares (basic) has grown at a -4.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.3B to 1.1B.
What does shares (basic) mean?
The average number of common shares held by investors during the period.
How do you interpret shares (basic)?
An increase suggests share issuance, while a decrease typically indicates share buybacks, which can boost EPS.
How does shares (basic) compare across companies?
Used to normalize earnings across periods; changes are monitored to understand management's capital allocation strategy.